While the characters in the two short stories Destructors by Gramham Greene and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson had unexpected endings the characters varied in qualities‚ emotions‚ and motivation. Each story seems to reveal a surprising outcome and turn of events as their personalities unfolded. As the climax grew the outcome was not so predictable. In the Destructors the main characters were T (Trevor)‚ the house‚ and Mr. Thomas (Old Misery). Trevor was the new recruit and was described as being
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“The Destructors” The short story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene tells the story of a gang of young boys who have grown up in war-torn London. When approached with an aberration in their society‚ the boys resort to demolition in order to restore the order to their town‚ despite its already devastated landscape. The gang of young boys meets every morning in a lot where “the last bomb of the first blitz” fell. The dreary setting is juxtaposed by the “beautiful” house where “old misery” presided
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Literary Criticism Review: The Destructors “There are infinite shades of grey‚ but writing often appears so black and white.” American author Rebecca Solnit quipped when it came to her own writings about political and sociological undertones within certain classic stories. In his article‚ Philip C. Kolin reveals the ever present sense of grey that resides the short-story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene. Although the story that rests on the surface is just that of delinquent children creating
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All humans are often creative in what they do‚ and their imagination is based on what they see in their environment. In the short story "The Destructors" by Graham Greene‚ a group of boys who call themselves the Wormsley Common‚ are faced with many difficult decisions to make. "It was on the eve of August Bank Holiday that the latest recruit became the leader of the Wormsley Commom Gang"(Graham Greene). Trevor‚ the new leader and protagonist of the story whom the boys call T. for short‚ suggests
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The stories being analyzed are “The Destructors‚” and “The Lottery.” Tessie better known as Mrs. Hutchinson and Old Misery or Mr. Thomas‚ have many similarities between them. Some being the fact they both had something taken from them‚ a home or pride. They both enjoy a nice conversation with their friends or visitors. While there are some similarities between the two of them there are also some differences. Differences ranging from the lack of awareness to being completely aware of the circumstances
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In the short story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene‚ Trevor’s behavior is influenced by the setting of the story. The short story takes place is London‚ England right after World War Two. The setting influenced the characters in this story because all the gang had ever seen was war and the moral destruction that surrounded them along with the descending belief of hope. The gang had never known a reality other than war and its aftermath and this engulfed their lives. They live‚ breathe‚ and act
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“The Destructors” By Graham Greene Purpose of the Short Story: To teach the reader about the destructive element present in human nature. Atmosphere: The atmosphere is quite dark and has a very pessimistic outlook of the World. The fact that the neighborhood has been demolished by bombs in the Second World War only adds to the negative‚ violent mood. Characterization: • Protagonist: T/Trevor: He is a round character because we learn quite a bit about his personality. He is also a static character
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In the short story the destructors by Graham Greene‚ the boys of the London Wormsley gang are the protagonists of the story. In the aftermaths of WW2 London the boys mimic the world around them and come up with a grand scheme to destruct an old house that was spared from the bombings and plan to disassemble it from the inside out “ [the police] would never know…We’d be like worms‚ don’t you see‚ in an apple. When we came out again there’d be nothing there‚ no staircase‚ no planes‚ nothing but just
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Information & Information Technology Assurance SOLUTION MANUAL CHAPTER ONE Review Questions 1. Which system component is the most business critical and why? The 5 system components are infrastructure‚ software‚ procedures‚ people and information. Even though information is often the result of computer processing‚ i.e.‚ the end‚ it is the most important component of a system. Hardware and software are no doubt more complicated than information and usually more expensive. However‚ the type
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In the story “The Destructors‚” there are groups of children that become desperate as a result World War II. The war was affecting many as their home were being attacked and destroyed. The house that survived¬¬¬ was the main target by these people in their daily exploits because of the jealousy from the divide between social classes. One of the kids explored the house as he was guided by the owner and describes how it all looked. The group was shocked at the description saying that‚ “it was the
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